I am also not a supporter of Putin’s war of aggression, although I do understand why he thought the war was necessary, and agree that those reasons are real (not saying that the war was necessary, just saying that Putin is not a lunatic).
Since you understand the Russian POV that big countries have spheres of influence that they control and little countries do not have agency, then you obviously also agree that the Americas are within the US sphere of influence and understand why they did all the coups that they did (not saying they were necessary, just saying that the US is not any more imperialist than Russia)?
That’s a nice straw man, but not at all representative of the Russian POV. In their minds, they are America during the Cuban missile crisis. NATO, an organization that has positioned itself expressly as enemies of Russia, has been building up military presence on Russia’s doorstep. Simultaneously, following the Maidan coup, Russian nationals were targeted for oppression by far-right Ukrainian state elements as well as Nazi paramilitaries. Those are Russia’s stated reasons for the war, and they are based on facts.
Now, I don’t think those reasons justify a war of aggression, and Ukraine’s Nazi problem largely seems to be resolved, especially since Zelenskyy took power, but those are the real reasons the war started.
Pretty incomparable to the USA’s interventions, whose targets never posed a threat to American lives or national security.
I can see why people say you’re a tanking considering how you’re literally parroting Russian talking points and having a suspiciously large amount of understanding for the excuses of Russian imperialism while not sharing the understanding with other imperialist nations.
At least we both agree that the correct solution to the Cuban missile crisis was the invasion and genocide of Cuba, or something.
Since you understand the Russian POV that big countries have spheres of influence that they control and little countries do not have agency, then you obviously also agree that the Americas are within the US sphere of influence and understand why they did all the coups that they did (not saying they were necessary, just saying that the US is not any more imperialist than Russia)?
That’s a nice straw man, but not at all representative of the Russian POV. In their minds, they are America during the Cuban missile crisis. NATO, an organization that has positioned itself expressly as enemies of Russia, has been building up military presence on Russia’s doorstep. Simultaneously, following the Maidan coup, Russian nationals were targeted for oppression by far-right Ukrainian state elements as well as Nazi paramilitaries. Those are Russia’s stated reasons for the war, and they are based on facts.
Now, I don’t think those reasons justify a war of aggression, and Ukraine’s Nazi problem largely seems to be resolved, especially since Zelenskyy took power, but those are the real reasons the war started.
Pretty incomparable to the USA’s interventions, whose targets never posed a threat to American lives or national security.
I can see why people say you’re a tanking considering how you’re literally parroting Russian talking points and having a suspiciously large amount of understanding for the excuses of Russian imperialism while not sharing the understanding with other imperialist nations.
At least we both agree that the correct solution to the Cuban missile crisis was the invasion and genocide of Cuba, or something.